Ghost has Staff 2FA bypass
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.105.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's 2FA mechanism allows staff users to skip email 2FA. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01315 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.11.0, 5.130.6ghost (npm): 6.11.0, 5.130.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TryGhost | Ghost | 6.0.0 to before 6.11.0; 5.105.0 to before 5.130.6 | 6.11.0, 5.130.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ghost (npm) | 6.0.0 to before 6.11.0 | 6.11.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4 |
| — | ghost (npm) | 5.105.0 to before 5.130.6 | 5.130.6 | Patch available | GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4 |
- Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.11.0; 5.105.0 to before 5.130.6 Fixed in 6.11.0, 5.130.6 Patch available CNA
- ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.11.0 Fixed in 6.11.0 Patch available GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4
- ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.105.0 to before 5.130.6 Fixed in 5.130.6 Patch available GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.11.0, 5.130.6
- Fix · GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4 ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.11.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4 ghost (npm) Fixed in 5.130.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4
References
Patch 3
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- TI-2026-21459 Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-10277 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost v4.39.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-22785 Ghost through 5.85.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an authentication rate-limit… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-14843 Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-09049 Ghost 6.0.6 - SSRF via oEmbed Bookmark CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-20918 Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-22594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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